Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Feb 25, 2026· Updated Feb 25, 2026
Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling in GitLab
CVE-2025-3525
Description
GitLab has remediated an issue in GitLab CE/EE affecting all versions from 9.0 before 18.7.5, 18.8 before 18.8.5, and 18.9 before 18.9.1 that could have, under certain circumstances, allowed an authenticated user with certain access to cause Denial of Service by creating specially crafted CI triggers via the API.
AI Insight
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Affected products
3cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: 9.0
- (no CPE)range: >=9.0, <18.7.5; >=18.8, <18.8.5; >=18.9, <18.9.1
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
3- hackerone.com/reports/3045257mitretechnical-descriptionexploitpermissions-required
- gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/535662mitreissue-trackingpermissions-required
- about.gitlab.com/releases/2026/02/25/patch-release-gitlab-18-9-1-released/mitre
News mentions
1- GitLab Patch Release: 18.9.1, 18.8.5, 18.7.5GitLab Security Releases · Feb 25, 2026